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FESTIVAL Wednesday 15 January, 8pm MILES JUPP IS Saturday 11 January, 12 – 4pm, 6 – 11pm THE CHAP YOU’RE WESTY WINTER THINKING OF BEER FESTIVAL In this show, actor, writer and comedian Miles will be discussing/ranting/describing: himself, you, We’re passionate about our beers and always have domestic imprisonment, fatherhood, having to a healthy supply in stock, so we couldn’t think of a have opinions, hot drinks, the bloody government, better way to hail the ale than to host our ﬁrst ever bad balance, housing, ill health, the ageing Beer Festival! process, navigation, other people’s pants and, Expect to see some favourites from our amazing inevitably, a number of other things. Pretty spicy local breweries, as well as some ales and ciders stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree. Bits of it will be quite sourced from far and wide, with top quality live mild-mannered, and some of it will probably be bands keeping you entertained, including Vibracore, a tad on the stroppy side. It’s a man, standing on The Crosstown Trio, The Fleet Booze Hound Blues a stage, facing an audience, talking about some Band, Neil Parker and Rock’n’Roll Steve. things and ultimately aiming to cover the cost of his white goods. Sample over twenty fantastic beers from all over the UK, and take home your discoveries. Vote for TICKETS: £15 your favourite beers of the Festival and we’ll get them back as guest ales on the Westy bar. So www.milesjupp.co.uk kick back and relax with us as we start the Westy season with a bang. WHY?... One of our absolute favourites. You may know him from Rev, Harry Potter or TICKETS: £3 per session Balamory, but we have always known him Advance booking highly recommended as a brilliant stand-up!

WHY?... I don’t like beer but I’m reliably ‘Someone you could listen to forever informed that there will be a selection on almost any subject. 4 stars’ of cider… The British Comedy Guide Unreserved Seating

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HECKLERS COMEDY Friday 17 – Saturday 18 January, 8pm CLUB RUSSELL HOWARD: Simply one of the best comedy clubs in the south of England. Hecklers not only creates the perfect Wonderbox – intimate and relaxed atmosphere for you to enjoy Work-In-Progress the ﬁnest comedians on the circuit, it also brings the best out of them. Hecklers has welcomed the “What?” I hear you say, “The Russell Howard? biggest names in comedy, from Bill Bailey to Michael In a tiny little room? In Aldershot? Barely seems McIntyre, but is also a great way to catch your new credible!” Well it is, and to all the lucky folks favourite on the way up – and it’s always a great bill, on our email list, Facebook or Twitter who have whether you’ve seen them on the telly or not! managed to get in quick – well done you! To anyone who has missed out, may I suggest you Why not also take advantage of our great offer nab a ticket quick for one of the other amazing – buy tickets for any three Hecklers in Spring/ comedy shows coming up before you miss out on Summer and get a fourth one FREE! that too? TICKETS: TICKETS: £15 £9.50 standard seats / £10.50 table seats www.russell-howard.co.uk www.hecklerscomedy.com @russellhoward

WHY?... Hecklers is a crucible of comedy; WHY?... A fantastic comedian known for where well-known comedians come to enjoy his warmth and wit. This warm-up show themselves and new ones ﬂex their chuckle will be a delight. muscles. Grab a few drinks and enjoy! Unreserved Seating Unreserved Seating / Table Seating This show may contain adult themes These shows may contain adult themes and and strong language strong language

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Thursday 23 January, 8pm Saturday 25 January, 8pm Company Gavin Robertson BOND! HAL CRUTTENDEN: An Unauthorised Parody… Tough Luvvie Bond is back… older but still wisecracking. A Simultaneously warm and catty, straight and fast-paced, live-action cartoon adventure which camp, Hal’s comedy has made him a regular spoofs the world’s most famous spy and explodes guest on Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You every cliché in the book(s). With minimum props but and John Bishop’s Only Joking (Sky 1) and earned maximum effect, Bond meets his greatest arch- him not one but two sitcoms this year. villain yet, Ian Fleming himself, courtesy of a time- Tough Luvvie is his best show yet and proves why machine and the smallest car chase (n)ever seen! this Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee is strongly Perfect for fans of The 39 Steps, Spymonkey and tipped as the next big thing in comedy. Peepolykus, Gavin Robertson’s brand of physical TICKETS: £14.50 / £13 comedy has toured the world with past productions such as The Six-Sided Man, Spittoon and 2010 www.halcruttenden.com A Space Oddity. @HalCruttenden TICKETS: £12/£10 WHY?... Hal is really at the top of his game www.gavinrobertson.com @comgavrob at the moment. Wonderfully funny

WHY?... Gavin Robertson himself is ‘On the edge of great fame. 4 stars’ Fest appearing in this, so this show is guaranteed ‘An absolute joy to to be an hilarious humdinger! watch… just fabulous’ Theatre Seating The Scotsman Not suitable for Unreserved Seating under 8s This show may contain adult themes and strong language

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www.trevornoah.com WHY?... One of the few originals still @TrevorNoah delivering maximum rock’n’roll.

WHY?... Championed by Eddie Izzard and ‘The most exciting rock ‘n’ roll band of now looked after by some of the most the last 50 years who are still on the road inﬂuential folks in the comedy world. Catch today’ Jack White, The White Stripes him now! Standing ‘Slick, intelligent, blissfully funny… This is insightful, warm, classy comedy. 5 stars’ Time Out

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Thursday 6 February, 8pm TOM WRIGGLESWORTH: Utterly At Odds With The Universe Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, this Sony, MUSIC Chortle and TimeOut Award-winner Wednesday 5 February, 8pm returns with an exquisite new show. GORDIE MACKEEMAN In turns poignant and hilarious, Tom And His Rhythm Boys takes an emotional journey exploring his Yeeeehaaar! Quite possibly the most exciting profound relationship roots band in the world right now, a brilliant with his granddad, set of musicians lead by a bluegrass vocalist/ and comes to fully understand the influence he has violinist/dancer with the craziest legs you’ve ever had on his life. Expect elegant flourishes of language, seen! Hailing from Prince Edward Island, the twisted logic and whimsical storytelling courtesy of multi award-winning Gordie MacKeeman and his one of the finest and most original comics in the UK. Rhythm Boys serve up old-time roots music with You could also expect next week’s lottery numbers, an energy that’ll get your heart pumping and slap but let’s deal with one thing at a time. Simply put, it’s a big ol’ smile on your face. about Tom. TICKETS: £12/£10 TICKETS: £12/£10 www.gordiemackeeman.com www.tomwrigglesworth.co.uk @GordieMacKeeman @tomwriggleswort WHY?... This is a joyous live band. If you WHY?... If you caught his show about Virgin don’t believe me, believe Mark Radcliffe Trains you’ll know why you must see this and Bob Harris. Believe in their prestigious show. Proof that belly-laugh funny can also Galaxie Supernova Award for outstanding be beautiful and moving. live performance too! ‘Magical storytelling… A rare talent… Standing Hysterical & accomplished. 5 stars’ TimeOut

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Saturday 8 February, 8pm HUNDRED WATT CLUB

The ﬁrst Hundred Watt Club of 2014, and we’re doing it in style! For lovers of larger than life burlesque, hilarious puppetry, thought provoking striptease, laughter, singing and all things naughty – this is the show for you! Hosted by cabaret diva THEATRE with lungs of steel: Divine Miss Em, Burlesque comes from pint sized silver screen beauty Dolly Wednesday 12 February, 8pm Rose and winner of Burlesque Idol 2012, Violet house presents BLind SumMiT Blaze. Unique clown and puppeteer Kiki Lovechild will be bringing the vaudeville! THE TABLE Strictly age 18+ Moses is a cantankerous two-foot-high puppet, with TICKETS: £10/£8 a cardboard head, who lives on a table. Fed up with only being asked to perform at children’s parties, WHY?... Glitz, glamour and great fun! and in a bid to be taken seriously, Moses demands to Unreserved Seating perform a 12-hour one-man show. Can our table-top philosopher rescue his This show contains performance from chaos as he argues with his adult themes, puppeteers, shows off his dancing skills and partial nudity and examines the bible? strong language. Unique and very funny, this is award-winning improvised puppetry rated by the Sunday Telegraph as one of their top ﬁve modern puppet shows.

TICKETS: £12/£10 www.blindsummit.com www.housetheatre.org.uk @1blindsummit

WHY?... The cream of British puppetry, they’ve been heavily involved with the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, and the stage version of Warhorse amongst other things. Now they come to Aldershot. Astonishing stuff.

‘Beckett meets Tommy Cooper... Brilliantly Funny. 4 stars’ TimeOut

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Saturday 15 February, 8pm SUSAN CALMAN

Edinburgh Fringe favourite, star of her own Radio 4 series Calman is Convicted and MUSIC a regular on the News Quiz and Friday 14 February, 8pm the Now Show, Susan performs a CHRIS WOOD 60-minute work- in-progress show Chris is at the heart of English Folk music. Twice voted at the start of her Best Singer at the BBC Folk Awards, twice writer of 2014 UK tour. Best Song too, and winner of Best Album. He has also She will be asking lots of questions. Where is she, collaborated with Billy Bragg, et al, in The Imagined what is she doing with her life, and can she put Village and with hip-hop poet Dizraeli, toured supporting cat wrangler as her occupation on a mortgage Joan Armatrading and generally broken boundaries. application? Susan thinks about a lot of things. The ﬁrst time Chris played here I burst backstage with Sometimes she says them out loud, but often just to eager enthusiasm and told him how one of his songs her cats. Come and listen as Susan says all the right had moved me to tears when I saw him live at Womex. funny words, just not necessarily in the right order. Deadpan, he looked up from his guitar with a wry smile, uttering the words “You should get out more”. TICKETS: £12/£10 TICKETS: £14/£12 www.susancalman.com www.chriswoodmusic.co.uk @susancalman @ChrisWood_Music WHY?... Calman is a joy live, and we are WHY?... “He seamlessly knits the spirit of delighted to have tempted her down from the tradition into his very contemporary Scotland for this intimate show. parables. And it’s magniﬁcent’’ Unreserved Seating Colin Irwin, Mojo Magazine This show may contain adult Unreserved Seating themes and strong language

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Join us as we celebrate all that’s great about being a child! We’ve packed our half term full of fun activities for children and parents alike. Plus we’ve even included some FREE events because we know that being a parent isn’t cheap! (Donations are always welcome however). Please be aware that all of our events are designed for both parents and children to take part in together, getting creative and grabbing some precious quality time along the way.

Monday 17 February, 10am – 3pm GET ANIMATED! PAG FAMILY FESTIVAL A day full of music, art, dance and complimentary therapy for young people with special needs and their families. Get creative with professional tutors, chill out, take part in a performance for a specially invited audience, and then take home your piece of animated art with you. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Bring a picnic! TICKETS: £3

Tuesday 18 February, 10am, 11.15am, 2.30pm and 3.45pm LEGO® MODEL MAKING They’ve worked on the James May life-size house, made a 12-metre-tall Christmas tree at St Pancras Station, and even a half-scale working model of the Rolls Royce Trent aero engine - all out of LEGO®! Now you can join the UK’s only LEGO® certiﬁ ed professionals Bright Bricks as they guide you to make your own awesome LEGO® structure to take away. Each session is 45 mins. Age 6+ (over 12s may attend unaccompanied). TICKETS: £12.50

Tuesday 18 February, Tuesday 18 February, 10.30am, 11.30am and 1.15pm 10.30am – 12pm MUSIC IN THE EDIBLE MORNING MONSTERS Hosted by Len from Len Tyler Music Create a mouth-watering School for pre-school children and their monster covered in delicious families. Expect a fun-ﬁ lled 40 mins of treats! The only thing they’re music, games, songs and percussion scared of is being too good to activities. Please pre-book. Age 0+ eat… Age 3+ FREE TICKETS: £3

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Tuesday 18 February, Wednesday 19 February, 2 – 4pm 10.30am – 12.30pm CAKE FUNKY JUNK! DECORATING Recycling can be fun – learn to creatively transform everyday Learn how to pipe icing and items that are usually thrown make beautiful ﬂ owers to away or no longer used into decorate cupcakes together. beautiful art and handy objects. (We won’t tell if you choose Get inspired to try this at home! to eat them straightaway Age 8+, dress for mess. afterwards!). Age 8+ TICKETS: £3 TICKETS: £5

Wednesday 19 February, 10.30 – 11.30am ADVENTURE STORY SESSION Come and participate in an exciting interactive adventure story to ﬁ nd the stolen pirate treasure! Age 3+ TICKETS: £2

Wednesday 19 February, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm AMAZING ART AFTERNOON! This blast of hands-on art for all the family is usually the highlight of the festival! Make something amazing with us in just 45 mins, then take home the inspiration for everyone to enjoy. Age 3+, dress for mess! FREE! Please pre-book

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Thursday 20 February, 10am and 1pm JETPACKS Become an astronaut and blast off into space with your very own jetpack! You can also take your creation with you into the show. Age 4+ TICKETS: £3, or £1 for Blast Off! ticket holders

Thursday 20 February, Thursday 20 February, 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30 – 11.30pm SOCK MONKEYS PIRATE & FAIRY Sock + Scissors = Monkey! Make your own CRAFTS cuddly monkey chum out of a pair of socks. Recommended for age 8 and up, but little ones Ahoy me hearties! Transform into a aged 3+ are welcome to come and make a swashbuckling pirate or a beautiful fairy by simpler version. decorating your own accessories. Age 3+ TICKETS: £4 TICKETS: £3

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Saturday 22nd February, 2.30pm SHLOMO’S BEATBOX ADVENTURE… FOR KIDS! Shlomo is a world record-breaking beatboxer who makes all kinds of music using just his mouth and a mic. Join this sonic superhero and become one of his sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises and cool music! TICKETS: £8 Running time: 45 mins Suitable for all ages

‘He’s like a one-man Hollywood action ﬁ lm soundtrack’ The Times

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Thursday 27 February, 8pm GARY DELANEY: Purist Gary thinks that most shows don’t contain enough jokes, and is trying single-handedly to redress the balance. THEATRE EXPECT: Jokes. DON’T EXPECT: Narrative, themes or a voyage Wednesday 19 February, 8pm of self-discovery. Badac Theatre Double Sony Award-winner, Chortle Award ANNA nominee, star of Mock The Week and nominated for Dave TV’s 2013 ‘Joke of the Fringe’, Delaney is a by Steve Lambert master craftsman of the razor-sharp one-liner.

”I will not allow these beasts to destroy lives. To TICKETS: £14/£12 destroy countries. To destroy hope. I will look them in the eyes and I will fight them. I will fight them.” www.garydelaney.com @garydelaney Persecuted for her beliefs, and killed for exposing the truth behind the human rights abuses committed during the second Russia/Chechnya WHY?... By popular request! Gary is the war, this brilliant site-specific production tells the king of the one-liner, this is 24-Carat story of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. comedy gold! Badac Theatre present a typically intense and ‘Gary Delaney has more quality jokes in unflinching study of one woman’s struggle to this hour than many comics have in their highlight the plight of the forgotten victims of war. entire careers… Quite Brilliant’ Scotsman

TICKETS: £12/£10 Unreserved Seating www.badactheatre.com This show may @badactheatre contain adult themes and WHY?... One of my gems from Edinburgh. strong language Uncomfortable viewing, but I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Join me in the front row when it comes to the Westy.

‘A brutal tour de force… powerful theatre that demands we, the public, listen. 4 stars’ The List

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Thursday 6 March, 8pm ANDREW LAWRENCE: There Is No Escape As seen on BBC1’s Live At The Apollo, Andrew Lawrence, the star of his own BBC Radio 4 series How Did We End Up Like This?, presents his latest stand-up show of all new material.

TICKETS: £15/£13 www.andrewlawrencecomedy.co.uk @andrewlawrence

WHY?... ‘Anyone who gives this spikily inventive performer the time of day MUSIC will realise they’re in the presence of an A-list talent’ The Guardian Saturday 8 March, 8pm

‘Few people have caught the irritated, ALBERT LEE AND misanthropic mood of the moment better HOGAN’S HEROES than this supreme misfit; the only wonder is that it’s taking Lawrence so long to One of the world’s finest guitar-players, backed by become a national institution’ one of the tightest, sharpest bands around. About to The Telegraph celebrate his 70th birthday, Albert Lee is a double Unreserved Grammy Award-winning musician, frontman of Bill Seating Wyman’s Rhythm Kings and feted by artists the calibre of Eric Clapton, The Everly Brothers and This show Emmylou Harris. Once again, he is backed by the may contain multi-talented Hogan’s Heroes (featuring Gerry adult themes Hogan, Peter Baron, Brian Hodgson and Gavin and strong Povey), creating a night of classic country, blues language and rock tunes, all lead by Albert’s trademark, virtuoso steel guitar sound. TICKETS: £19/£17 www.albertleeandhogansheroes.com @ALeeOfficial

WHY?... Lovely to welcome Albert and the boys back. It is no surprise they sell out every time!

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MUSIC COMEDY Wednesday 12 March, 8pm Friday 14 March, 8pm EMILY SMITH SEAN HUGHES: Penguins The captivating Emily Smith is one of the ﬁnest Sean takes us back to his Dublin upbringing interpreters of traditional song in the UK, a multi- and the, at times, utter awkwardness of teenage award-winning folk singer whose beautiful voice life, weaving in his family, his school days and the makes standards sound fresh and new. Likened to a business of friendship, and tying it all in to the Scottish Joni Mitchell, and nominated as ‘Folk Singer present. It’s brilliant and multi-layered – and it really of the Year’ at the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, is up there with his Perrier Award-winning show. Why Emily is joined by Jamie McClennan (guitar, ﬁddle & does society tell us how to behave and react? And vocals) and Matheu Watson (guitar and whistle) to what does it have to do with Penguins? weave time-worn texts alongside contemporary covers by the likes of Richard Thompson and Rick Kemp. TICKETS: £15 TICKETS: £12.50/£10.50 www.seanhughes.co.uk @mr_seanhughes www.emilysmith.org @EmilySmithMusic WHY?... Sean is a giant of comedy, a master of his craft and this show is a must see. WHY?... Rare and pure, I have wanted to do a show with Emily for ages. There is no UK ‘At his funniest and most profound. 5 stars’ artist quite like her The Sunday Herald

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Wednesday 19 March, 8pm Thursday 20 March, 8pm RICHARD HERRING: O’HOOLEY & TIDOW

We Are All Going To Die This BBC Folk Award-nominated duo have swiftly become one of the most popular and unique acts After sorting out politics (Hitler Moustache), religion on the contemporary folk scene. Belinda O’Hooley (Christ on a Bike), love (What is Love, Anyway?) (formerly of The Unthanks) and Heidi Tidow create and penises (Talking Cock) Herring returns to beautifully unusual music that is an irresistible tackles the undiscovered country from whose blend of striking piano-led arrangements, intricate bourn no traveller returns (apart from Jesus and harmonies and thought-provoking lyrics which are that canoe bloke). Is death a tragedy or an excuse both dark and humorous. to have an extended lie-in? Are we snuffed out or forced to endure eternity without bodily pleasures? With a third album due in February, and a Death is inevitable, so let’s laugh in its face while reputation as a superb live act increasing with our hearts still beat and our jaws are still attached. every performance, their star is set to rise even further in 2014. TICKETS: £15 TICKETS: £12/£10 www.richardherring.com @Herring1967 www.ohooleyandtidow.com @OHooleyandTidow WHY?... Richard loves us almost as much as we love him. Why else would he come to WHY?... ‘Sublime… Startlingly original’ us when he can sell out far bigger venues? R2 Magazine Brilliant. ‘Beautiful and poignant modern ‘A solid hour of big laughs’ Chortle chamber-folk’ The Word

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Friday 21 March, 8pm Wednesday 26 March, 8pm JOEL DOMMETT: Blue Orange Theatre Practical Joker MACBETH Joel Dommett, from BBC3’s Impractical Jokers and Shakespeare’s murderous tale of greed, witchcraft Russell Howard’s Good News, is on tour! You may and madness retold by a cast of four actors taking on also know Joel from being the face of MTV News multiple roles throughout the play. After the success throughout 2012, Live in Chelsea (E4) and How to of their productions of Stephen King’s Misery and Survive a Disaster Movie (Channel 5). Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, Blue Joel is one of the fastest rising stars on the UK Orange Theatre focus on the witches’ inﬂuence over comedy circuit, having gained rave reviews for his Macbeth to bring a fresh clarity and immediacy to debut solo Edinburgh show, Neon Hero, and his the text. A hugely political piece which, when written, second show, Nunchuck Silver Medalist 2002, in issued a stark and prophetic warning to King James 2012. Joel was also in Skins on E4 but his hair was I, the three witches who foretell of great things for different and he doesn’t like to talk about it. Macbeth set in motion a chain of events that leads to war, death and downfall. TICKETS: £10 TICKETS: £10 / £8 www.joeldommett.com @joeldommett www.blueorangetheatre.co.uk @BlueOrangeThtr WHY?... Joel has a captivating easy charm, WHY?... I have heard great things about this and is a wonderful and company. Put that together with one of the inventive stand-up. greatest plays ever written and you have an amazing evening ahead of you. ‘Dommett has got what it takes to Theatre Seating make it to the top… catch him on the way up’ Daily Telegraph

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Wednesday MUSIC 2 April, 8pm house and Theatr Thursday 27 March, 8pm Mwldan present SON YAMBU the Perth Theatre Company/Weeping Son Yambu are an astonishing 7 piece band, Spoon production specialising in authentic Cuban son, the THE ADVENTURES intoxicating fusion of Spanish and African rhythms which gave birth to modern salsa. Now based OF ALVIN SPUTNIK: in London, the band come mainly from Santiago de Cuba (known as the birthplace of son) and Deep Sea Explorer have a lifetime’s experience playing Latin music. If you marvelled at the adventures of this big little Guaranteed to put you in holiday mode after the man last autumn, you will know that it is a truly winter gloom! wonderful piece of theatre – a one-man micro-epic about enduring love and the end of the world. TICKETS: £12/£10 A mix of film, puppetry and music that has enjoyed www.sonyambu.com sell-out seasons in New York, Sydney and Auckland, @son_yambu this tiny tale is set in the deepest, dark blue sea. It is the tale of a solitary explorer with a heart as big WHY?... ‘The UK’s very own Buena Vista as a whale… Alvin Sputnik, our only hope. Seas band... absolutely tremendous… music have risen, billions have died. He must venture to like this and we’re all feeling terrific... the bottom of the ocean to find his wife’s lost soul if you don’t start to move to this there is and save humanity. no hope for you! Extraordinary music’ Sean Rafferty, In Tune, BBC Radio 3 TICKETS: £10/£8

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WHY?... One of the most enchanting shows we have ever put on, so special we just had to have them back. I dare you to watch the online video and not buy a ticket!

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Saturday 5 April, 8pm Thursday 24 April, 8pm BLACKBEARD’S PAUL JONES TEA PARTY & DAVE KELLY

With funky folk tunes, storming songs and an These two greats of British Blues get a kick out of infectious energy, Blackbeard’s Tea Party mix ﬁddles, taking things down to a very intimate level to deliver squeezeboxes, guitar and bass, along with all manner a spellbinding set of acoustic country blues. Paul is of weird and wonderful percussion, to bring you an an exceptional singer and harmonica player, famed unforgettable folk-rock extravaganza. Grounded in for his role as charismatic frontman with Manfred English traditions, but never afraid to explore more Mann and The Blues Band, a successful acting career exotic musical avenues, they create a sound that is and his acclaimed Radio 2 show. Dave is Paul’s equal parts tasty, dramatic and danceable. confederate in The Blues Band – a consummate Debut album Tomorrow We’ll Be Sober was brilliantly guitarist and vocalist who has played with artists received by fans and critics, gaining a 5-star review including Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker on his from R2 Magazine and further fuelling their reputation journey through his beloved blues. as an exhilarating live band. TICKETS: £16 TICKETS: £10/£8 WHY?... The very best on your doorstep. www.blackbeardsteaparty.com What’s not to like? @Blackbeards_TP Unreserved Seating WHY?... Festival favourites – let your hair down and have some fun!

Standing

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Thursday 1 May, 8pm Shifting Sands Theatre THE SEAGULL MUSIC by Anton Chekhov Saturday 3 May, 8pm A lake. A dead bird. Four Chekhov fanatics. KRYSTLE WARREN Leaping into action, eager to lose themselves in the lives of Arkadina, the famous actress, her Blessed not only with a voice that slides son, Konstantin, and their lovers, they discover effortlessly from smoky depths to gilded heights, unexpected comic opportunities. Their enthusiasm but also the ability to craft intoxicating songs and innocence allows us to see Chekhov anew. of love and its loss, and to convey them to an We will laugh but their delicate handling of tragic audience with warmth and wit, Krystle Warren is scenes will move us. There will be irreverence, a rare talent. but not parody, as they remain faithful to Combining soul, folk and jazz with effortless Chekhov’s themes. grace, she has been compared to both Jeff What starts as a game turns deadly serious. This Buckley and Nina Simone and casts a spellbound is a fresh, invigorating take on Chekhov; hilarious, hush over any audience. Recently touring the yet with a powerful emotional punch. world in support of Rufus Wainwright, this native of Kansas City, Missouri, refuses to be pigeon- TICKETS: £12/£10 holed, and instead creates music which is both www.shiftingsandstheatre.co.uk timeless and ﬁercely personal. TICKETS: £10 WHY?... Their Great Expectations was a masterpiece, playful clowning that www.krystlewarren.com miraculously also managed to be true to @KrystleWarren the essence of the novel. If this is anywhere near as good it will blow your mind. WHY?... ‘Warren’s talents are extraordinary. She’s the real deal’ Theatre Seating The Observer

Not suitable for under 10s Unreserved Seating

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Thursday 8 May, 8pm Company Gavin Robertson MATA HARI: Female Spy ‘I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win’ Mata Hari The Great War: while millions of men struggle and fight in the mud and hell of the trenches, one woman’s story begs to be told. Mata Hari, the MUSIC most notorious female spy in history. Or was she? Dancer, lover, confidante and courtesan. In the Wednesday 14 May, 8pm hour before her execution, on the morning of 15th October 1917, she reflects upon the events that SANS have led her to the firing squad. The unique and subtle sounds of multi-instrumentalist TICKETS: £12/£10 Andrew Cronshaw (zither, fujara, ba-wu, marovantele, kantele etc.), great Finnish singer Sanna Kurki-Suonio, www.gavinrobertson.com Ian Blake (clarinet and sax), and Tigran Aleksanyan, @comgavrob Armenian master of his country’s heart-rendingly voice-like reed pipe, the duduk. WHY?... We all know the name, but do we know the story? A masterful performance Combining Finland’s ancient Karelian songs, from an excellent company. sweeping melodies of Armenia and traditional English folk music, they make genuinely new music that is Theatre Seating extraordinarily rich and beautiful.

Not suitable for under 14s. TICKETS: £12/£10 www.cloudvalley.com/SANS.htm

WHY?... Absolutely magical. Gently hypnotic, this is beguiling balm for the soul.

‘A musical landscape as close to silence as a heavy snowfall, and more beautiful’ The Independent

Unreserved Seating

22 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 Thursday 15 May, 8pm DON’T TICKETS: £9.50 / £10.50 table seat FORGET www.hecklerscomedy.com These shows may contain adult themes and strong language

MUSIC MUSIC

Saturday 17 May, 8pm Thursday 22 May, 8pm THE YOUNG’UNS PHIL BEER

Forging a huge reputation for sublime a capella One of the country’s most popular ambassadors harmonies and delicate musicianship, this Stockton- for acoustic roots music plays a special solo set. on-Tees trio make strident folk music for modern times. Albion Band and Show of Hands legend Phil Beer Describing their gigs as ‘absolute chaos’, they go on is a dazzling multi-instrumentalist best-known as a stage without set-lists, relying on infallible instinct and top-flight fiddler. He has toured with Mike Oldfield, their unique rapport with audiences to deliver a killer played on The Rolling Stones’ Steel Wheels album, show. Whether a rollicking shanty or contemporary and played to a sold-out Royal Albert Hall three workers’ ballad, Sean Cooney is a compelling times as one half of BBC Folk Awards ‘Best Live Act’ songwriter and makes The Young’Uns a superb live act. winner Show of Hands.

TICKETS: £10/£8 TICKETS: £12/£10 www.theyounguns.co.uk www.philbeer.co.uk @theyoungunstrio WHY?... Phil always brings a big smile to WHY?... Breathtakingly, spine-tinglingly our faces, and is one of the most incredible special. If you like that kind of thing... musicians in the UK

‘An unlikely force of nature on stage, Unreserved Seating beguiling audiences with irrepressible humour, bold vocals, gripping storylines and innate musicality’ Colin Irwin, Spiral Earth

Unreserved Seating

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Wednesday 28 May, 8pm POLLY AND THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE BILLETS DOUX Thursday 29 May, 2.30pm Story Pocket Theatre A toe-tapping, hip-shaking blend of country, folk, pop, rock’n’roll, soul, topped by Polly Perry’s ARABIAN NIGHTS gorgeous gospel-inspired voice, that has been compared to both Imelda May and Fairground Meet Sheherazade, the greatest storyteller of them Attraction. About to release their second album, the all. She has a feast of adventures and fantasies to follow-up to 2010’s acclaimed Fiction, Half-Truths tell, involving genies, villains, heroes and princesses. and Downright Lies, this Winchester four-piece Come and enjoy Ali Baba’s encounter with the are a regular highlight on the Festival circuit with 40 thieves along with Aladdin and his lamp, the exuberant, energy-ﬁ lled performances that are an Little Beggar and the Fisherman and the Genie. infectious slice of summer. Be transported to a wonderful world of mysterious marvels and tales retold with music, puppetry and TICKETS: £10/£8 theatrical magic in Story Pocket Theatre’s exciting new adaptation of Arabian Nights. pollyandthebilletsdoux.co.uk @pollybdoux TICKETS: £6.50

WHY?... Rootsy, rambunctious and really www.storypockettheatre.co.uk rather good. WHY?... A classic tale told by a fantastic ‘From hot rocking thrills, to jazzy new theatre company. This show will splendour to country darkness, the musical be breathtaking. brief of Polly and the Billets Doux seems to be, if it sounds and feels good, go for it!’ Theatre Seating Daily Mirror Suitable for age 5+. Running time 60 mins. Unreserved Seating

24 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 Thursday 12 June, 8pm DON’T TICKETS: £9.50 / £10.50 table seat FORGET www.hecklerscomedy.com These shows may contain adult themes and strong language

MUSIC

Friday 6 June, 8pm CONSERVATOIRE FOLK ENSEMBLE BURLESQUE

An entire festival in two hours with a 45-piece band Saturday 14 June, 8pm playing folk, funk, classical, ska, reggae, jazz, hip- hop and everything in between. Forever changing, HUNDRED WATT CLUB always unique and with an energy and a power that is unrivalled, they have to be seen to be believed. Hundred Watt Club can always be relied on to turn Led by folk ﬁddler Joe Broughton (who has taught Jim up the heat when the British summertime fails Moray, Sam Sweeney and Katriona Gilmore, to name us by bringing you some of the ﬁnest burlesque, just a few) and featuring players from the prestigious vaudeville and cabaret acts. Expect glamour, Birmingham Conservatoire, the musicianship is top comedy and a good old-fashioned naughty knees- drawer whilst never losing the spontaneous, infectious up! Dress up to the nines: vintage and glamorous feel of a fantastic night out for any lover of great music. attire is encouraged.

TICKETS: £10/£8 Strictly age 18+ www.joebroughton.com TICKETS: £10/£8 @TheFolkEnsemble WHY?... This night always sells out. There ‘You MUST, MUST see this to understand just is a good reason for that. It is great! how fantastic it is’ The Sentinel Unreserved Seating

Unreserved Seating This show contains adult themes and strong language

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Wednesday 25 – Saturday 28 June MAGIC ALDERSHOT Thursday 19 June, 8pm MILITARY FESTIVAL

BEN HART: The Aldershot Military Festival returns in June 2014, with a week of themed events linking The Outsider the Army of Aldershot. As part of the Festival, we are hosting a three-day exhibition featuring Having spent his life using magic to solve impossible an interactive mixture of Army elements. A key problems, award-winning magician Ben Hart turns focus in 2014 will be a range of activities to his attention to himself. Be amazed by his magic, commemorate 100 years since the start of the First impressed by his skill and moved by how the owner World War, including showing the development of of such a brilliant mind can still be so in need of a the Army in a ‘Then and Now’ theme. cup of tea and a cuddle. www.armyshow.co.uk TICKETS: £12/£10 Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £40/£36 WHY?... I am obviously not the most military chap, but the longer I work in Aldershot the www.benhartmagic.co.uk more I understand how much a part of the @ItsBenHart town the Army are. A great part too. Come and get a better insight into what they do. WHY?... From the same stable as Barry and Stuart, Pete Firman and Derren Brown. Yep. He’s good.

‘The show’s success rests on the twin assets of technical prowess and charisma...his sleight of hand is extraordinary. 4 stars’ TimeOut

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Not suitable for children under 7

26 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 FESTIVAL Friday 1 – Sunday 3 August THE SUMMER WESTIVAL

.… LIMITED EARLY BIRD WEEKEND TICKETS (AVAILABLE UNTIL 10 JANUARY) ARE PRICED £37.50 / £30 ….

The best indoor festival in the world just got bigger and Friday: 6.45pm – midnight better! It’s our annual party – the best the Westy can Saturday daytime: 1.45 – 6pm offer, with music and crafts all condensed into one great Saturday evening: 6.45pm – midnight weekend with a carpet of real grass. Sunday daytime: 11.30am – 6pm Music from whispering folk to raucous punk rock, Search for The Summer The Summer Westival has something for everyone. Westival on Facebook An Acoustic stage, a Pyramid stage and a beer tent plus activities for kids in the daytime.

Our Crashlanding! gigs are the beating heart of everything we do. The kind of beautiful racket we put on would terrify most other arts centres, but we love it and we know you do too. So many friendships have been forged in our gigs over the years, some great times had and a real sense of community created. What we have together is magical. Thank you. Last February we welcomed four guys from Manchester called The 1975. By September they had the best-selling album in the country. When we book a band you haven’t yet heard of, it might just be that they will follow in those hallowed footsteps to stardom. On the other side of the spectrum, in the last year we’ve had Foals and Funeral For A Friend playing special intimate shows.

As we write this, the spring and summer is still to be booked, but join us on www.facebook.com/westyteam.westendcentre Computers image and you’ll ﬁ nd out soon! © Paul Harrison

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Have fun, get creative and ﬁ nd a new skill (or develop an existing talent) with one of our popular term-time classes. Work with our excellent, experienced tutors in a relaxed environment to learn a variety of techniques and then take your work home with you for everybody to enjoy! All materials are included in the price unless otherwise stated. Please arrive 15 mins early for your ﬁ rst class so that you can register. For further information please give us a call.

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Thanks to funding from Hampshire Learning we are also able to offer two concessionary rates to adults. 50% off the cost of most of our adult classes or workshops if you are in receipt of the following benefi ts: • Income-based job-seekers allowance • Income support • Council Tax or Housing Benefi t • Family Working Tax Credit or Disabled Persons Tax Credit (income limit £15,575) • Pensions Credit • Learners who are asylum seekers in receipt of income-based benefi t 25% off the cost if you are over 60 or a student. If you feel you qualify for either discount you must book at the West End Centre in person and bring proof of your entitlement. For children’s courses, concessionary prices apply to the children of those in receipt of state benefi ts.

SPLIT PAYMENT OPTION FOR CLASSES! Our classes are cheaper than pretty much everywhere else, but we know it still isn’t easy to ﬁ nd the dosh as food, petrol and household bills keep soaring. We aren’t able to offer free places anymore but we have come up with a plan to split the cost over two payments using a post-dated cheque – Spring term to be processed on 12 February, and the Summer term on 14 May. Split payments need to be made at our Box Ofﬁ ce.

28 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 WESTY SEW’N’SEWS DRESSMAKING SPRING TERM: Mon 13 Jan – 24 Mar, SPRING TERM: Tue 21 Jan – 1 Apr, 10.30am – 7.30 – 9.3ppm (no class 17 Feb) 12.30pm (No class 11, 18 Feb or 11 March) SUMMER TERM: SUMMER TERM: Tue 29 Apr - 8 Jul, 10.30am – Mon 28 Apr – 14 Jul, 7.30 – 9.30pm 12.30pm (No class 13, 27 May or 10 June) (No class 5 & 26 May) 8 weeks 10 weeks Ever wanted to make your own clothes but don’t Whether a beginner or looking to refresh your know where to start? Fed up with things not ﬁ tting? skills, join Alice and Ginny on two introductory This class will introduce you to dressmaking and projects to build your understanding, and then start you off on using your ﬁ rst pattern. Returning let them guide you through a project of your students also welcome. Bring your own fabric and choice. Limited sewing machines are available paper pattern (to be agreed with tutors prior to the but please do bring along your own if it’s in course) Please bring your own sewing machines if it good working order. is in good working order or reserve one at booking. £120 / £90 / £60 £96 / £72 / £48

SEWING CAFÉ

Our wonderful free drop-in on the second Tuesday of the month, using our own Janome sewing machines. Tea and cake are available whilst you relax in our bar area and work on your own sewing projects under the watchful eye of Westy tutors Alice Butcher and Ginny Farquhar. Tuesday 14 January, 11 February, 11 March, 13 May, 10 June, 10.30am – 12.30pm

WESTY COMMUNITY CHOIR SPRING TERM: Tue 14 Jan - 25 Mar, 7 – 9pm SUMMER TERM: Tue 29 Apr - 8 Jul, 7 – 9pm 10 weeks (no class 18 Feb or 27 May) You may have seen our fantastic Community Choir performing at various events around Rushmoor, singing Christmas carols or beautiful, harmony-laden versions of pop classics. The Choir continues to go from strength to strength, and the best this is that you don’t need to read music, or have an amazing voice – all we ask is that you want to have fun! £40 / £30 / £20 We encourage everyone to pay termly to help our admin staff – however paying weekly is also an option. Prices are £4, WEC £3, HL £2

WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 29 ADULT DRAMA ADULT POTTERY (18+) SPRING TERM SPRING TERM: Tue 14 Jan – 25 Mar, 7 – 9.30pm, £130 / £97.50 / £65 Tue 14 Jan – 25 Mar, Thu 16 Jan – 27 Mar, 7 – 9pm, £112 / £84 / £56 8.15 – 10.15pm Fri 17 Jan – 28 Mar, 10.30am – 12.30pm, £112 / £84 / £56 SUMMER TERM: SUMMER TERM Tue 29 Apr – 8 Jul, Tue 29 Apr – 8 Jul, 7 – 9.30pm, £130 / £97.50 / £65 8.15 – 10.15pm Thu 1 May – 10 Jul, 7 – 9pm, £112 / £84 / £56 10 weeks Fri 2 May – 11 Jul, 10.30am – 12.30pm, £112 / £84 / £56 (No class 18 Feb or 27 May) 10 weeks (No class w/c 17 Feb and 26 May) A fun course for both You’ll be amazed at what newcomers and returning you can create with tutors actors to ﬁ ne-tune existing Lucy Burley and Fiona theatrical skills or learn new Sandover in our well- dramatic techniques. Explore equipped pottery studio. voice projection, stage craft, Learn and practice both improvisational techniques throwing and handbuilding and play devising with tutor techniques to make Bekki Budd, before taking everything from mugs part in a production before and jugs to ornamental an invited audience. sculptures, masks, clocks £55 / £41.25 / £27.50 or even jewellery!

LIFE DRAWING SPRING TERM: Wed 15 Jan – 26 Mar, 7 – 9pm (no class 19 Feb) SUMMER TERM: Wed 30 Apr – 9 Jul, 7 – 9pm (no class 28 May) 10 weeks Led by our Artist-in-Residence, Stephen Critchley, the nude models work through a variety of poses whilst you experiment with different media, including ink and charcoal. Whether you are a complete novice or a professional artist, Stephen can help you achieve your potential. £104 / £78 / £52

30 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 NEW STAINED GLASS CLASS SPRING TERM: Tue 4 Feb – 1 Apr, 7.30 – 9.30pm Wed 5 Feb – 2 Apr, 10.30am – 12.30pm 8 weeks (no class w/c 17 Feb) SUMMER TERM: Tue 29 Apr – 24 Jun, 7.30 – 9.30pm Wed 30 Apr – 25 Jun, 10.30am – 12.30pm 8 weeks (No class w/c 26 May) Design, cut and construct your own contemporary leaded glass panel with artist Maggie Beal. Please bring an old shirt or apron, and wear closed shoes, not open-toed sandals! This class is not suitable for anyone who is or may be pregnant. £100 / £75 / £50

THE DRAWING ROOM CREATIVE NEW CLASS SPRING TERM: Thu 16 Jan – 27 Mar, 10am – 12pm PHOTOGRAPHIC SUMMER TERM: Thu 1 May – 10 Jul, 10am – 12pm PROCESSES 10 weeks (No class 20 Feb or 29 May) SPRING TERM: A playful and experimental course that will give you a Thu 30 Jan – 13 Mar, 7 – 9.30pm new outlook on drawing. Work with tutor Emma Hobbs SUMMER TERM: to explore the potential of a range of materials, including Thu 8 May – 19 Jun, 7 – 9.30pm graphite, emulsion, linseed oil, ink, bleach, ﬁ neliner, 6 weeks (No class 20 Feb or 29 May) markers, and wax resist, over a range of interesting and Learn to master 19th Century photographic exciting surfaces. Together, you will generate a variety techniques without the use of a camera. of studies that encourage you to trust and develop your Explore fascinating processes such as creative instincts. Cyanotype and Argyrotype with tutor £96 / £72 / £48 Tracey Bridger. Suitable for beginners and pros alike. NEW DAY & £66 / £49.50 / £33 EASY SQUEEZY NEPALESEY TIME SPRING TERM: Fri 17 Jan – 28 Mar, 3 – 5pm SUMMER TERM: Fri 2 May - 11 Jul, 3 - 5pm 10 weeks (No class 21 Feb or 30 May) Namaste. Kasto Cha? Thik cha, dhanybhad.* With up to 10% of the population of Rushmoor of Nepalese origin, this beginners course with our tutor Bikash will help you communicate with friends and colleagues. *Hello, how are you? I am ﬁ ne, thank you. £50 / £37.50 / £25

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Classes to complement your school studies, develop a new skill or just to have fun!

TXTILES SPRING TERM: Mon 20 Jan – 17 Mar, 4.30 – 6pm SUMMER TERM: Mon 12 May – 7 Jul, 4.30 – 6pm CLAY COOL 8 weeks (No class 17 Feb or 26 May) If you’re keen to learn about sewing and would SPRING TERM: love to master using a sewing machine, this is the Thu 23 Jan – 20 Mar, 4.30 – 6pm course for you! We’ve devised a series of projects SUMMER TERM: to inspire you and teach basic techniques and Thu 8 May – 3 Jul, 4.30 – 6pm develop your creative skills. Returning students 8 weeks (No class 20 Feb or 29 May) may wish to commence projects of their own In our relaxed, friendly Clay Club we’ve made choosing. Limited sewing machines are available some amazing things: funky shoes, jewellery, but if you have your own and it’s in good working jugs, mugs and sculptures – come and join us order, please bring it along. and see what you can create! For ages 12 – 16. For ages 12 – 16. £70 / £52.50 £70 / £52.50

WESTY YOUTH THEATRE 8 – 12 yrs: Monday 5 – 6.30pm: 13 Jan – 24 Mar and 28 Apr – 14 Jul, £44 / £33 per term 12 – 14 yrs: Tuesday 6 – 8pm, 14 Jan – 25 Mar and 29 Apr – 8 Jul, £55 / £41.25 per term 14 – 19 yrs: Monday 7 – 9pm, 13 Jan – 24 Mar and 28 Apr – 14 Jul, £55 / £41.25 per term 10 weeks (no class 17 & 18 Feb or 5, 26 & 27 May) Whether you are an aspiring actor or simply want to have fun and improve your conﬁ dence, our three groups explore a range of drama techniques and give you a chance to get stuck-in to some serious acting. Under the expert guidance of our tutor, Bekki Budd, you can express yourself and be whoever you want to be.

32 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 FOREVER YOUNG FAMILY CRAFTS

These sessions, on the second Saturday of every month, provide a fantastic opportunity for families to work together and create something amazing. Make art with your children and grab some precious quality time along the way. Sessions run from 10.30am – 12.30pm and cost £3 each. Suitable for ages 3+. Dress for mess!

DECOPATCH ANIMALS EASTER EGG CUPS Sat 8 Feb Sat 8 March A modern version of Decoupage, gluing and Make a chicken or a rabbit eggcellent egg cup sticking with fantastic results! Come along out of clay! We’ll ﬁ re and glaze it for you. and pick your favourite animals to transform with lovely patterns.

JUNKY MONKEYS MONOPRINTING Sat 10 May MESSINESS Making recycling fun! Creative ways to use Sat 14 June everyday junk around the home to make amazing Get creative printing amazing shapes and beautiful things with your little monkeys. and colours.

WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 33 MONTHLY MAKES Join us in the West End Centre bar on the second Monday of every month for an informal get-together for quick and easy creative projects to take home. Bring a friend or come and make new ones! Each session runs from 7 – 9pm and costs £10 – including all materials plus a glass of wine or soft drink

LIP BALMS HAND FELTED JEWELLERY Mon 10 Feb Mon 10 March Learn how to make a Lip Balm from scratch Make brooches and bracelets using simple using the ﬁ nest ingredients. Discover the felting techniques. Come and learn a new skill medicinal properties of beeswax, coco butter, whilst creating some unique jewellery pieces. infused oils and a variety of medicinal plants. Prepare a herbal infused oil and choose your own scent for your own personalised Lip Balm.

WILLOW HEARTS BATH BOMBS Mon 12 May Mon 9 June Use willow and other natural materials to Create your own bath bombs! Pick your own make a woven heart to decorate your home colour, scent and decorations. Give as gifts or or give as a gift. keep as a lovely treat for yourself.

34 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 ADULT WORKSHOPS Our workshops are for age 16+ and all materials are included unless otherwise stated.

VISION BOARD FOR 2014 KICK START TO SEWING Thurs 16 Jan, 7.30 – 9.30pm Sat 25 Jan, 10.30am – 4.30pm Spend a sociable evening with tutor Ginny Have a sewing machine but need help to get Farquhar cutting, sticking and chatting! A vision started? If so, then Alice and Ginny’s introduction board is a visual picture of your hopes and to machine sewing day is for you. During the aspirations. You will learn about different types of day you will learn how to set up your machine, vision boards and create one of your very own to create basic stitches and cover basic core skills help identify and focus your dreams for the year through the creation of a simple cushion cover. ahead. This year’s workshop will also include a Please note sewing machines must be in good look back at 2013 with an opportunity to celebrate working order. Please also bring your sewing your achievements. machine manual. If you do not yet have your All materials plus a free drink are included but own machine then please reserve one at you may like to bring a few extra images and booking. All materials provided. quotes you like that could also be incorporated £50 / £37.50 / £25 into your board. Please bring along a small picture of yourself. £12 / £9 / £6

TEXTILES BLOCK PRINTING NUNO FELTED SCARF Sat 1 Feb, 10.30am – 4.30pm Sat 8 Feb, 10.30am – 4.30pm Spend a day creating beautiful, hand printed Spend the day creating something special for textiles. You will design and create your own yourself or as a gift. Fuse voile and soft merino printing blocks using lino and other materials, ﬁ bres to create a delicate nuno hand felted and experiment with colour palettes and repeat scarf. Add delicate hand stitching and beading designs, building up interesting patterns and as a ﬁ nishing touch. Please bring a small towel motifs on products to take home. No experience with you. is necessary. £45 / £33.75 / £22.50 £40 / £30 / £20

WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 35 AN INTRODUCTION TO LIFE DRAWING STAINED GLASS Sat 15 Feb, 10.30am – 4.30pm Sat 15 Feb, 10.30am – 4.30pm Led by our Artist-in-Residence Stephen Critchley, Design, cut and construct your own nude models work through a variety of poses contemporary leaded glass panel with artist whilst you experiment with different media, Maggie Beal. Please bring an old shirt or apron, including ink and charcoal. All abilities welcome. and wear closed shoes, not open-toed sandals! £45 / £33.75 / £22.50 This workshop is not suitable for anyone who is or may be pregnant. £50 / £37.50 / £25

DISSOLVABLE VESSELS AND POTS Sat 1 Mar, 10.30am – 4.30pm Join tutor Emma Hobbs for an incredible day using a sewing machine and water soluble ﬁ lm to create sculptural shapes! Build a web of fabrics and thread, before dissolving over TEAPOT IN A DAY 3D forms to make amazing unique vessels. A Sat 1 Mar, 10.30 am – 4.30pm limited amount of our machines are available Spend a wonderfully relaxing day in our Pottery to use during this session, please reserve one Studio, where tutor Lucy Burley will show you when booking. Please bring your own sewing how to make your very own teapot and have a machine with you, if you have one, with the go on the pottery wheel. ability to free machine embroider. £50 / £37.50 / £25 £40 / £30 / £20

36 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 UP-CYCLED JEWELLERY HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC Sat 1 Mar, 10.30am – 12.30pm PROCESSES Learn new techniques to reinvent found objects Sat 8 Mar, 10.30am – 4.30pm and clothing. Create yarn to knit with using Come and enjoy a fascinating day with tutor recycled materials including electrical wiring and Tracey Bridger creating 19th Century style old T-shirts to produce interesting accessories photographic prints without the use of a camera, and jewellery to take home! No previous and exploring techniques such as Cyanotype experience necessary. and Argyrotype. Suitable for all abilities. £15 / £11.25 / £7.50 £40 / £30 / £20

SILVER RING IN A DAY Sat 15 Mar, 10.30am – 4.30pm Using sterling silver sheet to form the basis of your unique ring, tutor Amy Hubbard will teach you traditional jewellery fabrication skills including piercing, soldering, and texture making to design your very own one off creation. This is a class suitable for absolute PLAITING WITH WILLOW beginners. Please make sure you wear old clothes or have an apron with you. All tools Sat 8 Mar, 1 – 4pm will be provided and there will be a short while Basket-maker Judith Needham will show you at the beginning of class to come up with how willow can be plaited, using a technique designs, however it would be advantageous to borrowed from corn dollies. You will start by come prepared with some rough ideas. making a spiral bird feeder and a little hanging £55 / £41.25 / £27.50 basket, then have time to experiment with the method and try out your own ideas. £25 / £18.75 / £12.50

WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 37 MAKE YOUR OWN PERFUME Sat 15 Mar, 10.30am – 4.30pm Join medical herbalist Janine Gerhardt and learn about the historical use of perfume, its connection to Alchemy, extraction methods and how to structure a perfume. Become acquainted with a variety of essential and infused oils and consequently design, create & take home your very own bespoke perfume, Eau de Perfume or Eau de Toilette. £40 / £30 / £20

STAINED GLASS: LIFE DRAWING NEXT STEPS Sat 26 Apr, Sat 29 Mar, 10.30am – 4.30pm 10.30am – 4.30pm A workshop for people who want to practice and Led by our Artist-in-Residence, Stephen improve their basic skills, plus experiment with Critchley, the nude models work through a cutting circles as Tutor Maggie Beal shows you how variety of poses whilst you experiment with to cut curves. Bring along ideas for your design, and different media, including ink and charcoal. after a quick update on techniques you will have the This day will refresh and inspire your opportunity to create a small leaded light panel. drawing, whether novice or professional. £50 / £37.50 / £25 £45 / £33.75 / £22.50

SUN PRINTS Sat 26 Apr, 10.30am – 4.30pm Learn how to create photographic images without the need for a camera. Compose fun and interesting prints exposing found objects and images onto photo sensitive paper, then take your prints home to show off your new found photography skills. Suitable for all abilities. £35 / £26.25 / £17.50

38 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 EXPERIMENTAL TEXTILES Sat 3 May, 10.30am – 4.30pm Create exciting and experimental textile pieces. Using heat bonding techniques play with fusing fabrics, plastics and papers. Samples can then be machine and hand stitched into, to embellish and enrich the surface. Please bring a selection of thick plastic carrier bags in a variety of colours, machine sewing thread and, if possible, a sewing machine although not essential. £35 / £26.25 / £17.50

SHIBORI – HEAT SETTING Sat 3 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm Using an innovative heat setting process that sets fabrics into structured shapes, create a textured scarf to take home using this new interpretation of traditional Japanese Shibori techniques. No previous experience is necessary. £20 / £15 / £10

AN INTRODUCTION TO PORTRAITS & SELF STAINED GLASS PORTRAITS (BEGINNERS) Sat 10 May, 10.30am – 4.30pm Sat 10 May, 10.30am – 4.30pm Design, cut and construct your own A fun and interactive day, learning how to take contemporary leaded glass panel with artist Portraits and Self Portraits using the best source Maggie Beal. Please bring an old shirt or apron, of light available and introducing artiﬁ cial and wear closed shoes, not open-toed sandals! lighting techniques. Bring your own camera This workshop is not suitable for anyone who is along. Basic Digital Camera and Medium Format or may be pregnant. Camera handling will be demonstrated. £50 / £37.50 / £25 £35 / £26.25 / £17.50

WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 39 SILVER PENDANT IN A DAY Sat 7 Jun, 10.30am – 4.30pm Using sterling silver sheet, in this day class you will design and make a unique pendant. Tutor Amy Hubbard will teach you techniques including piercing, soldering, texture making and polishing. Please bring old clothes to wear or an apron, and some rough design ideas if you can. If you have a chain at home that you may like to put your pendant on, please bring this with you too. This is a class suitable for complete beginners. £65 / £48.75 / £32.50

STAKE AND STRAND BASKET Sat 14 Jun, 10.30am – 5.30pm Under the guidance of basket maker Judith Needham you will make a round basket with a ﬂ at base using the stake and strand technique. This could be a shallow fruit basket or even a waste paper basket, the choice is yours. Returners may want to move on to an oval based basket and perhaps try adding a handle. £40 / £30 / £20

SHIBORI – INDIGO DYEING Sat 21 Jun, 10.30am – 4.30pm During this experimental, introductory workshop you will be taught a series of Japanese Shibori resist dyeing techniques – which involves clamping and tying cloth – before dyeing it in a bath of traditional indigo dye. You will create beautiful patterns across scarves and samples to take home. No previous experience is necessary. £35 / £26.25 / £17.50

40 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 EXHIBITIONS PRIVATE VIEWS: 7PM – 9PM

Mon 6 Jan – Fri 31 Jan (Private View: Fri 10 Jan) How Nice Of You To Ask – Funns & Kazland

‘Creepy, uncomfortable and endearing’ ‘Messy and miserable’ ‘I don’t like it... It’s not art’

Mon 3 Feb – Fri 28 Feb (Private View: Mon 3 Feb) Kev Munday Hampshire based artist Kev Munday presents a new collection of colour and content rich paintings, drawings and prints, all bursting with character and imagination. Fusing together graphic design and grafﬁti art, Kev has created work for clients including Walt Disney and Fracture Skateboards, and has recently collaborated on a range of wallpaper with global brand Graham & Brown. www.KevMunday.com

Tues 4 March – Fri 28 March (Private View: TBC) identif-EYE Berkshire & Hampshire Artists & Creatives Following on from the success of last year’s show – ‘Awakenings’ – the Berkshire and Hampshire Artists and Creatives are returning to the West End Centre. United through the power of the Internet, this vibrant group of up-and-coming artists, whose talents range from photography to performance, are not to be missed.

Wed 2 April – Wed 30 April (Private View: Thurs 3 April) 4th Aldershot Scout Group Centenary A celebration of 100 years! The Scout group was started right here at the West End Centre just before the First World War. View original uniforms, photographs and memorabilia dating back to 1913.

WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 41 Mon 5th May – Thurs 29th May (Private View: Mon 5 May) Transformation – Creative Response Creative Response is an independent arts-related organisation working with people who experience severe and enduring mental distress. All practising artists and craftspeople, their approach is through using both the visual and performance related arts as a catalyst in a therapeutic environment. ‘‘Unless we are able to share our experience and creativity we do not grow’

www.creativeresponsearts.org

Wed 4 June – Fri 20 June (Private View: Wed 4 June) Fun, Fusion and Fantasy – Jane Cameron A celebration of exciting colour and pattern in hand painted silk and fused glass inspired by music and the natural world, created by Surrey artist Jane Cameron. There will be opportunities to “meet the artist” and take part in workshops.

www.janecameron.co.uk

MADD CLUB DANCE GROUP SENIOR MOMENTS Organised by Parent’s Action Group for An informal get-together for over 60s, Special Play. A social activity club for to meet and enjoy a relaxed chat and disabled children and young people a cuppa. No need to book just drop in, aged 5 – 18. For further information Thurs 10.30am – 12.30pm term time. call Ann on 01252 837112. YOGA U3A Mondays 6.15 – 7.30pm. For further Regular meetings and classes. information call Jenny on For further information call Dawn Cole 01252 322834. on 01252 722035. MUSLIM MOTHERS PARIS SCHOOL OF DANCE FAMILY LEARNING For further information call Thelma For ladies at an early stage of English. Town-Clear FIDTA & LISTD on For more info please contact Helen 01252 323867. Thomas, 01256 330195. LEN TYLER MUSIC SCHOOL If you would like to hire one of our Music for 0 – 7s, to help your child read rooms, daytime or evening, please music by the age of 5. 01276 504666 call Laura or Lorna on 01252 408040. www.lentylermusicschool.co.uk HIRINGS

42 WWW.WESTENDCENTRE.CO.UK | 01252 330040 Discover the story of our local area and military past, and enjoy these special exhibitions:

Sat 18 Jan – Sat 19 Apr Creatures Great and Small Find out about camouﬂage in nature. Family activities during half term and Easter holidays.

Thu 8 May – Sat 12 Jul LEGO® Lost World Zoo A magical menagerie of extinct animals, all made out of LEGO®. Come and play!

0845 603 5635 www.hants.gov.uk/aldershot-museum HOW TO BOOK ACCESS Book online at www.westendcentre.co.uk We welcome disabled visitors. There is level access to the theatre, bar, gallery and workshop areas. We You can also book in advance by telephone, using can arrange spaces for wheelchair users who wish to a credit/debit card, or in person using a credit/ come to the theatre independently, and there are free debit card, cash or cheque. There is a £1 booking seats available for a companion at seated events. We fee per credit/debit card transaction. We will hold also have an accessible lavatory. your tickets for collection or post them to you (50p postage charge). Our Box Office is open Mon – Fri, GETTING HERE 10am – 6pm and, during term time, also from 7 – 9pm. Please note that once purchased, tickets The West End Centre has a free car park for patrons, cannot be exchanged or refunded. Please note: to situated behind the building. Access is via William avoid disappointment, it is always better to book Farthing Close, left off Queens Road just before you in advance! reach the Centre. We are a 10 minute walk from Aldershot train station. Local buses (numbers 4 and 5) CONCESSIONS stop nearby. We offer concessionary tickets where shown. VOLUNTEERS Unless otherwise stated, concessions are available to children under 16, those in full-time We need more volunteers to help us, especially the education and those in receipt of state benefit, vital job of manning the box office during the day. including pensioners. Proof of entitlement may be Please call for more details. asked for. The West End Centre is a facility provided by GROUP DISCOUNTS Hampshire County Council, with additional support We offer a group discount for most of our shows. from Rushmoor Borough Council. Buy 10 tickets and you get the 11th free! Why not Box Office 01252 330040 get together with friends and make a night of it? Admin 01252 408040 Call us for more information. Email [email protected] Web www.westendcentre.co.uk A large print version of this West End Centre, Queens Road, brochure is available on request Aldershot, Hants GU11 3JD

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